# N8869M: 1964 Beech A23, registration cancelled 2002-02-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 27, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech A23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (registry code 1151204)
- Engine: [Continental IO-346 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (registry code 17033)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE), [TCDS E3CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E3CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: M-611
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 18, 1964
- Certificate issued: December 21, 2000
- Last registry action: December 21, 2000
- Mode S code: AC37BE
- Owner when cancelled: [Gilbert Dennis J T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GILBERT%20DENNIS%20J%20T)
- Location: [Blairsville, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Blairsville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.8568° N, 83.9680° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30512, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8869M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8869M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8869M-2002-02-27

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Beech A23: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA01FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01FA223), Aug 19, 2001: Beech A23 (N8869M), Blairsville, GA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall an subsequent in-flight collision with trees then the ground during the uncontrolled descent.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20010819023979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010819023979A), Aug 19, 2001: Beech A23 (N8869M), Blairsville, GA, No damage. (-23) Pilot loaded aircraft with himself and 2 passengers, full load of fuel, after takeoff at climb, aircraft impacted trees at an approximate altitude of 40…

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